Because of the mega change in the last 15 - 20 years, the cities are a huge mass of concrete and towering buildings with exceptional architectural design. All of Canada's population could fit into 2 of China's cities (Beijing & Shanghai), with room to spare. It is really hard to imagine that millions of people live in one city. There isn't a lot of space between buildings, the roads are a mass of overpasses and underpasses with traffic moving quite smoothly, a lot of green spaces for people's enjoyment and the cities were all well kept and clean.
The food each meal were traditional Chinese dishes served on a round swivel glass tray in the middle of the table, where we were able to help ourself from the bowls of food placed on the tray. We were given a small plate, soup bowl, glass, cup and chopsticks (we were also were given a fork). I got better at using chopsticks by the end of the 19 days but still have a lot of room to improve. The food was quite good, some dishes I didn't care for but there was always plenty of food so I certainly didn't go hungry.
Bus #1, Lisa's group, had people from Canada, US and New Zealand. We travelled and ate together each day getting to know one another and experiencing China together. There are so many memories of our journey through China. One such memory is the squat toilets and no toilet paper in the bathrooms. A novelty at first, but...I welcomed the sit down toilets on our return home.
Another great memory for Elaine and I was meeting up with the Sung family in Hong Kong. It was so great of them to find us there. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have been able to use the subway, as efficiently as Dennis, to find them. We had a great visit as we enjoyed our final night's dinner with them. Thanks Dennis and Jennifer for taking time to meet us in Hong Kong.
2015 China...A Memorable Experience!
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